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Picasa for Mac

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:20:27 +0000

Picasa, the image manipulation tool from Google has been restricted to the Windows platform for quite some time now. But luckily for us, yesterday at Macworld, Google announced that there is a Mac version of Picasa now available for download.

System Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4+
Intel CPU
256MB RAM
100MB available hard disk space

You will be able to get the same features available on Window in the Mac version, be sure to check it out.

Check out the features in this Youtube vid:

Funny Apple Mac Adverts

admin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:55:37 +0000

Somebody made a great compilation of some of the American Mac adverts – i love how PC’s just get served time and time again!

Pokertracking for Mac

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:43:02 +0000

I like using my Mac for most things, emails, surfing the web and web design related work. It can be used effortlessly for these things, but i often come unstuck when hunting for unusual programmes or games.

The real issues for me are :

1. There are less Mac users than Windows users.

2. Mac software therefore is less profitable than Windows softwaree, and as a result less likeley to be made.

3. Macs arent really designed for ‘gaming’ as such.

This is just something i have to live with, unless of course Apples gains enough marketshare and it is unavoidable to write software solely for Windows.

I like to play online poker, and i will admit that this is best done on a PC right now (most sites dont offer Mac software). Although some sites offer a instant play, web based version of the software – this is often slow and limiting. Luckily for me however, two of the more established Online poker sites Full Tilt and Pokerstars have took the plunge.

To run alongside these sites, I recently found a decent Hand history tracking tool, similar to the mighty Pokertracker that has been made especially for Mac (Although there are rumours that Pokertracker will eventually introduce a Mac version, so keep your eyes peeled). So props to Poker Copilot for keeping my hands logged and up to date, you never know when some play analysis can come in handy!

New Macbook Range

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:04:18 +0000

The new range of MacBooks have been out for a while now, and as a Mac user myself i can only see the improvements as a positive thing. Speed, reliability (like thats ever a problem with a Mac..) and performance have all been greatly improved. There is also the ultra-sleek LED backlit display and improved hard drive capacity.

The shiny new 13 inch Macbook

The new MacBook Pro range also comes in the standard 15″ and 17″ editions, but at a price. The UK Apple store lists these versions at £1399 and a hefty £1949 respectively. There are some awesome new features however, which include a button-less touchpad, with “39% more room” that allows you to click, rotate images and files and manipulate with your desktop without using a stand alone button!

Although the only thing that concerns me is the move away from the sleek metal look, which has made way for the shiny, glass effect of the iMac range! I wont be updating just yet from my Macbook Pro, but when the time comes im sure it will be a great transition.